BRYAN KETROSER  (PARTNER)

Bryan has litigated complex civil cases in state and federal courts in California, Delaware, and other courts throughout the U.S., winning cases at both the trial and appellate level.  Prior to joining Alto Litigation, Bryan was an associate in the litigation group of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

A graduate of Yale Law School, Bryan is a frequent speaker on the use of financial information in strategy, transactions and casework, and has been published in both Law360 and The Daily Journal. Benchmark Litigation has recognized Bryan as a Litigation Star since 2021 and, before that, repeatedly included him in its “40 & Under Hot List.” Bryan also has been selected to Super Lawyers since 2020.

EDUCATION

Yale Law School
(J.D., 2005)
Senior Editor, Yale Law Journal
Submissions Editor, Yale Law & Policy Review

Brandeis University
(B.A., summa cum laude, 2002)
Linguistics
East Asian Studies

PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial Litigation
Securities Litigation
SEC Investigations

Publications and Lectures

“10 Pitfalls For Shareholder Derivative Litigants,” Law360, November 16, 2018.

“Demand futility in the 9th Circuit,” Daily Journal, November 14, 2018.

“Using Financial Information in Business Transactions,” Speaker, PLI Pocket MBA 2018,
October 1, 2018.

“Using Financial Information in Business Strategy,” Speaker, PLI Pocket MBA 2017, October 19, 2017.

“Delaware Court Reminds Silicon Valley Companies of Shareholders’ Right to Inspect Delaware Companies’ ‘Books and Records’ to Value Shares or Investigate Wrongdoing,” Business Litigation e-Bulletin, State Bar of California, February 21, 2017. (co-authored with Bahram Seyedin-Noor)

“Using Financial Information in Business Transactions,” Speaker, PLI Pocket MBA Summer 2016, June 20, 2016.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Member, State Bar of California
Admissions:  Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and California’s federal district courts.